Police recover rifles, ammunition in Lagos

Detectives from the Lagos State Police Command have recovered two rifles and ammunition that were allegedly abandoned in the Ajah area following a tip off about the activities of criminals in the area.

 Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesman, said, “The team of officers on a special assignment in the area had received intelligence about the suspicious substances before detouring to check them out.

 “It is strongly suspected that the guns and other exhibits must have been abandoned by armed robbers who were prevented from carrying out their criminal intention by the constant presence of the police in the area.”

 He said the CP has, however, directed that a discreet investigation should be carried out by the Command’s Special Squad with a view to arresting the suspected robbers who could have used the weapons to cause serious harm to innocent people in the State.